Alec Baldwin Quotes

I don't think I really have a talent for movie acting.

I've been acting since I was a kid, so I just feel confident in the fact that I can do it to some degree. I've never thought I was amazing; I've just thought, 'I know this, I can do it.'

In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.

I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

I think I have proven that I can play any type of character.

I am not from a film family. I don't know much, but I definitely knew that if I want to be a good enough actor, I should be able to do any sort of role.

Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show.

My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.'

I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terrible, and they can bring something to it and make it really special. I can't.

I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting.

Movie acting is about covering the machinery. Stage acting is about exposing the machinery. In cinema, you should think the actor is playing himself, if he's that good. It looks very easy. It should. But it's not, I assure you.

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

The armoury of having any academic education does not necessarily set you up for being a good or better actor.

I don't consider myself a good actor.

I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.

All good actors are very bright. You can't be stupid and a good actor. You may be inarticulate, you may not be highly educated, but all good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them.

For me, one of the most important things I look for in an actor is whether we can converse. Do we have a similar ability to discuss a character?

With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen.

I think to be a good actor you need either a good experience of life or education, or both.

I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops.

I had a lot of respect for Jeremy Renner as an actor before I worked with him, because I was very impressed with what he did in 'The Hurt Locker.'

An actor should be judged by his performance only.

I feel like I can do any kind of acting. It's hard to convince other people of that. I feel very confident that most any role, I would be able to do it. I don't have a lot of insecurities around acting.

If the goal is to be believable when you're acting, I've got the best idea of what that believability might look and feel like. And because you need a normal guy in a comedy so that the eccentricities can pop, that's a good part for me.

I don't think film actors need training, really, but I needed any help I could get.